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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • abeyvin07@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FIFA/SAFA/CAF LOTTERY <worldcup2010-625@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <vinabey07@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:35:25 +0200
Subject: COMPLEMENT OF THE SEASON


CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Complement of the seasonWe are pleased to inform you today 2Nd January, 2008. as one of the lucky winners of our Soccer World Cup Draws held by Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) and South African Football Association (SAFA) to promote the first ever soccer world cup in Africa which will be held 2010 in South Africa,Participants in the draws were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and companies from Africa,America,Asia,Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East,and New Zealand as part of our electronic business Promotions Program. You are qualified for this draw as a result of you visiting various websites we are running the Electronic-business promotions for. You/Your Company e-mail address attached with REFERENCE NUMBER: SAFA 2010/AFRICA 2008, BATCH NUMBER: 154-02I-CAF with serial number 000-19 drew The lucky numbers 2-2-14-13-6-36 and consequently won in the first quarter of the 2008 year draw. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of $2,200,000.00 in cash, which is the winning payout for First category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$15,400, 000.00 shared among the seven winners in the First category. CONGRATULATIONS! Your winnings should be claimed from our paying Agents. (WINDSOR FINANCE LIMITED) as we have notified them. Due to the mix-up that may arise from emails of winners and numbers,we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our Security Protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. VINCENT ABEY CLAIMS/FINANCE MANAGER WINDSOR FINANCE LIMITED SANDTON,SOUTH AFRICA TEL:0027-74-184-4976EMAIL:abeyvin07@yahoo.com.hk For due processing and remittance of your prize money,Remember you must contact your claim agent not later than two weeks After this date, otherwise,all funds will be returned as Unclaimed. Please contact your claims manager and provide him with the requested information so that he can Expedite the processing of your claims. NAME:_____________________________________________________________ COUNTRY:__________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:__________________________________________________________ CITY:____________________STATE/PROV:______________________________ ZIP/POSTAL:________________________________________________________ PHONE:________________FAX:_______________________EMAIL:_____________________________________________________________ REFERENCE NUMBER__________________________________________________ BATCH NUMBER:_________________________________________________AGE:_____________________________________________________________ NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Reference and Batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery information and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. Again, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions program. Yours sincerely, Customers Service Department Cafsafa Lotteries. N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Anybody below the age of 18 is automatically disqualified,You are obliged to donate 10% of your winning to any listed charity organization in South Africa. Please contact your claims agent.
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